Modena City Ramblers
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The Modena City Ramblers are an Italian folk-rock band. They were founded in 1991 and have sold over 500,000 albums. Known for their left-wing politics, they are against the Mafia and Fascism.
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[edit] Band members
- Francesco "Fry" Moneti (violin, guitar)
- Franco D'Aniello (tin whistle, flute)
- Massimo "Ice" Ghiacci (bass, vocals)
- Roberto Zeno (drums, percussion)
- Stefano "Cisco" Bellotti (solo vocals)
- Arcangelo "Kaba" Cavazzuti (keyboards, drums, percussion, background vocals)
- Luca "Gabibbo" Giacometti (bouzouki, mandolin, banjo)
Bellotti left the band in November 2005 after 14 years with the Ramblers. The new lead vocalists are:
- Davide “Dudu” Morandi
- Betty Vezzani
Giacometti died in a car accident on October 6, 2007.
[edit] Albums
- Riportando tutto a casa (1994)
- La grande famiglia (1996)
- Terra e libertà (1997)
- Raccolti (1998)
- Fuori campo (1999)
- Radio Rebelde (2002)
- Gocce (2003)
- ¡Viva la vida, muera la muerte! (2004)
- Appunti partigiani (2005)
- Dopo il lungo inverno (2006)
[edit] Trivia
- Several of the Ramblers' songs, such as "Cent'anni di solitudine", "Macondo Express", and "Remedios la Bella" seem to be inspired by One Hundred Years of Solitude.
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